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Govt, Taliban may swap 330 prisoners
KHAR, May 18: The government and Taliban militants were ready to swap about 330 prisoners as the two sides prepared to sign a formal agreement for peace in the NWFP and... 
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Militants occupy MNA’s house in Bajaur
KHAR, May 18: Militants occupied the house of MNA Shaukatullah Khan in Nawagai area of the Bajaur tribal region on Sunday and held members of his family hostage for several hours....
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MI subedar shot dead
QUETTA, May 18: A subedar of Military Intelligence was shot dead in Hub on Sunday night....
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Wife, sons of army officer murdered
ISLAMABAD, May 18: The wife and two sons of an army officer were burnt after being slaughtered in the military’s heavily guarded area in the federal capital on Sunday....
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Security beefed up in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, May 18: Security in the capital city was further tightened in the wake of Mardan suicide attack on Sunday, police said....
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Over 10 civil society activists booked: Protest outside SC building
ISLAMABAD, May 18: More than 10 civil society activists were booked by the city police on the direction of the top adjudicator on Sunday, police and sources told Dawn....
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CNG: a rare commodity in Balochistan
QUETTA, May 18: Hard pressed by soaring fuel prices, people in Blochistan, the main provider of domestic natural gas, are unable to get the relatively low-priced compressed natural gas....
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Power never changes hands, only the victims change: Fatima
LONDON, May 18: A very resolute Fatima Bhutto conceding that she was “anxious” for her safety now that Asif Ali Zaradri is in power has expressed her determination to continue to...
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PPP accused of using fear factor: Shikarpur re-polling
SHIKARPUR, May 18: The defeated NPP candidate for NA-202 Shikarpur-I, Dr Mohammad Ibrahim Jatoi, has accused members of the ruling party of creating an atmosphere of harassment and fear among his...
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HR activists seek help of Pir Pagara: Bonded labour
HYDERABAD, May 18: The Pakistan Human Rights Development Organisation has accused a landlord of Umerkot of keeping 16 members of a scheduled caste community in wrongful confinement and appealed to Pir Pagara to order release of the bonded peasants....
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7,500 schools remain shut, says minister
SUKKUR, May 18: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has said that at least 7,500 schools are lying closed in the province, buildings of some schools are in a shambles and animals instead of students have occupied those buildings....
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Leghari pre-empts govt’s plans: Nazim’s eviction from DCO office
DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 18: The ongoing bickering between Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khosa and District Nazim Maqsood Leghari intensified on Sunday as both rivals traded blames against each other....
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Political clouds not propitious for police
LAHORE, May 18: The fast changing political situation in the country and the concomitant uncertainty has thrown into disarray almost every sphere of governance in the province, and Punjab police is no exception to it....
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Book fair: IJT decides to go with PU admin
LAHORE, May 18: Deciding not to ‘frighten’ the Punjab University higher-ups by announcing a new date of book fair, the Islami Jamiat Tulaba has offered a ‘conditional’ support to the administration-backed event scheduled from May 27 to 29....
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PML-N brains challenge Ords
LAHORE, May 18: Top functionaries in PML-N’s Punjab government have started questioning the legality of the 10 provincial ordinances promulgated after the proclamation of emergency on Nov 3, 2007....
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PLF, Khosa group to take lawyers ‘on board’
LAHORE, May 18: The People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) and the Khosa group will hold its annual convention here on May 24 to take the lawyers’ community into confidence on the PPP stand on freedom of judiciary and restoration of judges....
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Political secretariats too go through highs and lows
ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Secretariat in the federal capital which used to bustle with activity until recently exists today only as a ghost of its past....
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Man commits suicide
ISLAMABAD, May 18: A mentally disturbed man, who was brought to the capital city to overcome the distress, committed suicide by shooting himself here on Sunday, police said....
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Lawyers renew pledge to launch struggle
ATTOCK, May 18: Lawyers here on Sunday vowed to launch their struggle with a new spirit and courage as per decision of All Pakistan Lawyers’ Representative Convention for reinstatement of deposed judges....
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Freed envoy thanks govt, people
ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistans Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin has thanked the government for ensuring his safe return and the people of the country for praying for him after his kidnapping....
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Doctors await promotion
MIRPURKHAS, May 18: Around 40 specialist doctors of grade-19 have been deprived of promotion and new postings despite orders by the caretaker Sindh chief minister upgrading them from grade-19 to 20....
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Rule of army blamed for people’s woes
KHAIRPUR, May 18: Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Karamat Ali, has said that main reason for problems of the common people was long rule of army....
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Girl, woman die of disease caused by polluted water
DADU, May 18: A teenage girl and a woman died on Sunday due to a disease caused by contaminated water of Manchhar Lake. Also, about 1500 fishermen of four villages in...
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Asghar Saudai laid to rest
SIALKOT, May 18: Professor Asghar Saudai who passed away on Saturday was laid to rest at his native Shah Jamal graveyard here on Sunday. Around 10,000 people from all walks of life attended Prof Saudai’s funeral....
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Mother of ‘raped’ girl seeks justice
MIANWALI, May 18: “If I don’t get justice, I will prefer to commit suicide along with my daughters than to live in disgrace,” said the disabled widow, Arshad Bibi, at a...
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BISE chief admits matric papers leak
BAHAWALPUR, May 18: Irregularities and lapses in maintaining secrecy of question papers have been reported in the annual matriculation examinations, 2008....
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Five killed on road
VEHARI, May 18: Five persons including two children were killed in a road accident near Chak 28/10-R bus stop on Vehari-Khanewal Road, some 30 kilometres away from here, on Sunday....
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Warden injured in clash with prisoners
TOBA TEK SINGH, May 18: A prisoner and a warden sustained injuries during a clash between two groups of prisoners at district jail here on Sunday afternoon....
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Red tape delaying teachers’ promotion
MULTAN, May 18: Despite the directives of the chief minister and recommendations of the Provincial Selection Board, the education department is reluctant to promote 296 assistant professors as associate professors and...
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What hospital can’t cure, the patients must endure
MUZAFFARGARH, May 18: Among the many ills plaguing the District Headquarters Hospital, the most frequented health facility in any part of this province, is unavailability of nephrologists, paramedical and technical staff....
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Civil society mauls Zardari – in slogans
LAHORE, May 18: Citizen activists held their weekly protest for the restoration of deposed judges outside Governor''s House here on Sunday....
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Mob tries to ‘do justice’ to robber
LAHORE, May 18: Taking a cue from two recent incidents in Karachi, scores of angry people subjected a robber to severe torture and tried to set him ablaze outside a cell phone outlet after a robbery on Sanda Road on Sunday....
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